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Stippa Tenuissima "Ponytail Grass" 15cm Pot
SKU RK032
R45.00
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Stippa Tenuissima "Ponytail Grass" 15cm Pot
Product Details
Weight: 2.00 kg
Stipa tenuissima
Botanical Name
Stipa tenuissima
Common Names
- Mexican Feather Grass
- Ponytail Grass
- Nassella tenuissima (synonym, sometimes used in horticulture)
Product Description
Stipa tenuissima is a graceful, ornamental ornamental grass prized for its fine, feathery, bright green foliage that sways elegantly in the wind. It adds movement, texture, and a soft, airy appearance to garden beds, borders, containers, and rockeries. This low-maintenance, drought-tolerant grass is ideal for modern, naturalistic, and low-water gardens in South Africa.
Size When Fully Grown
- Height: ± 50–70 cm (foliage)
- Width: ± 30–50 cm
- Flower spikes may reach 70–90 cm, adding vertical interest
Best Growing Conditions
- Light: Full sun
- Full sun encourages dense, upright growth and healthy foliage colour.
- Soil: Well-drained soil
- Performs well in sandy or loamy soils; avoid heavy clay or waterlogged soil.
- Watering: Low to moderate
- Drought tolerant once established.
- Climate:
- Suited to most South African regions
- Tolerates coastal, inland, and semi-arid climates; light frost hardy
- Maintenance: Very low
- Trim back in late winter or early spring to remove old growth and encourage new shoots
- Full sun encourages dense, upright growth and healthy foliage colour.
- Performs well in sandy or loamy soils; avoid heavy clay or waterlogged soil.
- Drought tolerant once established.
- Suited to most South African regions
- Tolerates coastal, inland, and semi-arid climates; light frost hardy
- Trim back in late winter or early spring to remove old growth and encourage new shoots
Best Planting Season & Growth Cycle (South Africa)
- Best Time to Plant: Spring to early summer
- Active Growing Season: Spring through autumn
- Flowering Season: Late spring to early summer
- Seasonal Notes:
- Evergreen in mild climates
- Growth slows in winter but maintains graceful foliage
- Highly ornamental when planted in groups or massed in borders
- Evergreen in mild climates
- Growth slows in winter but maintains graceful foliage
- Highly ornamental when planted in groups or massed in borders
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